{"product_id":"the-roaring-silence-john-cage-a-life","title":"The Roaring Silence: John Cage: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Cage has been described as the most important composer of our time. He combined classical European training with Eastern spirituality to produce an American amalgam of such vitality and originality that it continues to define what we mean by avant-garde. His influence has touched generations of artists  including Philip Glass  David Byrne  and his longtime collaborator Merce Cunningham. His work and ideas have influenced not only the world of music but also dance  painting  printmaking  video art  and poetry.  The Roaring Silence documents his life in unrivaled detail  interweaving a close account of the evolution of his work with an exploration of his aesthetic and philosophical ideas  while placing these in the greater perspective of American life and letters. Paying due attention to Cages inventions  such as the prepared piano  and his pioneering use of indeterminate notation and chance operations in composition (utilizing the I Ching)  David Revill also illuminates Cage the performer  printmaker  watercolorist  expert amateur mycologist  game show celebrity  political anarchist  and social activist.  Arnold Schoenberg once called Cage not a composer  but an inventorof genius. This revised edition presents never-before-seen correspondence between Cage and other luminaries of his day  as well as new analysis into his legacy. The Roaring Silence celebrates the life and work of this true American original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966229180469,"sku":"ByrdShop_1611457300","price":229.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781611457308_ac7d9f6c-142b-4e97-9c73-d3a84f170f11.jpg?v=1772672790","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-roaring-silence-john-cage-a-life","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}